It has been a challenging year for Georgia’s tobacco growers, from the weather to the lack of growers in the state.
The Farm Monitor shows us how devastating storms and a lot of rain have already cost hundreds of acres in key growing regions.
Georgia tobacco growers are facing a slew of challenges ahead of this year’s harvest
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What does Splenda have to do with farming? Sweeteners like monk fruit and stevia are plant-based — so they are just not sugar, but are comprised of those other plants also grown on farms.
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